The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational

Episode 38- Early Season Management

Guest – Paul Sporer
Strategy Section -
How long should you play a cold player in your lineup to start the season?
How long should you keep a cold player on your team?
How should you manage injuries on your rosters?
FAAB - How do you decide on how much to bid on players?
Waiver Wire - AC RG & PS – The team talks about a few potential second week waiver wire pickups.
Pitcher Preview - RG AC & PS – The team highlights the coming week’s 2-start pitchers and key 1-start matchups.
Mailbag - RG AC & PS – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Injury Update - RG – Reuven gives us the injury update.

Episode 37- Beat the Shift

Bold Predictions Episode

Guest – Todd Zola

Strategy Section -
Some recent NFBC Draft Trends
When to pick a risky / injured player?

Waiver Wire - AC RG & TZ – The team talks about a few potential first week waiver wire pickups.

Bold Predictions - AC RG & TZ – The team gives a few of their bold predictions for 2019,
highlighting a few players along the way.

Injury Update - RG – Reuven gives us the injury updates and expectations for recent player injuries.

Episode 8 – Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Catcher Episode
Guest – Aaron Sauceda
Strategy Section - Positional scarcity.
The “Catcher bump”
There is no Middle Infield scarcity
Don’t be afraid to buy/draft 3 OFs first.
Don’t be afraid to buy a DH.
ACES
ATC Player Discussion - AC RG & AS – The team highlights undervalued catchers by the ATC projection system.
Yasmani Grandal
Wilson Ramos
Francisco Cervelli
Kurt Suzuki
Robinson Chirinos
Injury Update - RG – Reuven gives us the injury updates and expectations for notable Catchers & Spring Training injuries.

Episode 35: Beat The Shift

Relief Pitcher Episode
Guest – Eno Sarris
Strategy Section - The team talks about bullpen strategies in a fantasy league draft/auction.
TGFBI Draft Reviews
General observations
Team analysis from TGFBI
Closers
When to buy a closer in a draft?
Kershaw vs Bumgarner
ATC Player Discussion - AC RG & ES – The team highlights some unsettled closing situations around MLB.
BOS closers
Matt Barnes / Ryan Brasier
MIN Closers
Trevor May / Blake Parker / Taylor Rogers / Trevor Hildenberger
MIL Closers
Corey Knebel / Josh Hader / Jeremy Jeffress
PHI Closers
David Robertson / Seranthony Dominguez
KC Closers
Brad Boxberger / Wily Peralta
Injury Update - RG – Reuven gives us the injury updates and expectations for notable relief pitchers.

Episode 34: Beat The Shift

Starting Pitcher - Part 2 Episode

Guest – Rob Silver

Strategy Section -

Strategy Section - The team talks about auction/draft strategies.

General strategies

When to pick a catcher or closer

How to handle risk in drafts

How to allocate pitcher dollars

ATC Player Discussion - AC RG & RS– The team highlights undervalued relief pitchers by the ATC projection system.

Joe Musgrove

Zach Efflin

Jake Junis

Tyler Skaggs

Caleb Smith

Injury Update - RG – Reuven gives us the injury updates and expectations for notable SP players.

Episode 33- TGFBI Kick Off Special

Mike Alexander @Roto_Wan

Justin Mason @JustinMasonFWFB

Randy Haines @RTH222

Andrew Dewhirst @AndrewKDewhirst

Bruce Cagle @BruceCagleJr2

Scott Chu @ChuesphEsquire

Guests:
Ryan Bloomfield @RyanBHQBubba Entrekin @KCBubbaSammy Reid @SammyReidFIScott Jenstad @ScottJenstad 
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Episode 32- Beat the Shift

Guest – Derek Carty

Strategy Section - The team talks about auction/draft strategies.

General strategies

ADP & AAV Discussion

Tout Wars Draft & Hold

ATC Player Discussion - Ariel, Reuven & Derek – The team highlights undervalued starting pitchers by the ATC projection system.

Players

Zack Greinke

Kenta Maeda

Hyun-Jin Ryu

Marco Gonzales

Robbie Ray

Andrew Heaney



Injury Update - RG – Reuven gives us the injury updates and expectations for notable SP players.

Episode 31: Beat the Shift

Alex Chamberlain joins the show to wrap up the Outfielder's preview

Outfielders Episode - Part 2

Guest – Alex Chamberlain

Strategy Section - The team talks about setting KDS, grabbing ace starters and more.

2019 Preference for Kentucky Derby Style (KDS) order

Strategy close to the end wheel

Grabbing an ace early?

Is Chris Sale too risk to be a top 3 starter?

ATC Player Discussion – The team highlights undervalued catchers and designated hitters by the ATC projection system.

Max Kepler vs Randal Grichuk

Kevin Pillar vs. Odubel Hererra

Kole Calhoun

Jesse Winker

Greg Allen vs. Leonys Martin

Injury Update - RG – Reuven gives us the injury updates and expectations for notable OFs.

Get the The Fantasy Benefit: 2019 Friends with Fantasy Benefits Draft Guide! Available on Amazon in eBook ($7.50) or Paperback ($13.99) or paypal $7.50 to [email protected] for a PDF.

Episode 30: Beat the Shift

Ariel Cohen and Reuven Guy talk outfielders.

Strategy Section - AC – Ariel talks about Replacement Level Drafting (RLD) in a snake draft.

ATC Player Discussion - AC RG– The team highlights undervalued outfielders by the ATC projection system.

Nick Castellanos vs. Eddie Rosario vs. Justin Upton

Yasiel Puig vs. Michael Conforto

Aaron Hicks vs. Ender Inciarte

Andrew McCutchen vs. David Peralta vs. Nomar Mazara

Injury Update - RG – Reuven gives us the injury updates and expectations for notable OF players.

Joe Pisapia returns to turn the tables on Justin Mason to talk about Justin's life and journey before and after joining the fantasy sports world in this special edition of The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational Podcast. 

 

Get the The Fantasy Benefit: 2019 Friends with Fantasy Benefits Draft Guide! Available on Amazon in eBook ($7.50) or Paperback ($13.99) or paypal $7.50 to [email protected] for a PDF.